DRRM orientation for key barangay officials held

San Jose de Buenvista Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Office held a one-day DRRM orientation for re-elected and newly elected punong barangays and barangay DRRM focal person.

The activity aims to enhance the understanding of the punong barangays and their barangay DRRM focal person on basic DRRM concepts, laws and policies.

Acting Municipal DRRM Officer Engr. Alex Crespo, Municipal Local Government Operations Officer Janeth Norella, and Municipal Information Officer Designate Ms. Chin Tacogdoy discussed (1) Basic DRRM terminologies, (2) Top Hazards of San Jose de Buenavista, (3) Republic Act 10121 (DRRM Act of 2010), (4) Reorganization of the Barangay Development Council and the Barangay DRRM Committee, (5) Guidelines re the Utilization of the Local DRRM Fund, and (6) Guideline re Declaration of State of Calamity.

Also discussed in the orientation were plans for the the 3rd Municipal Rescue Olympics on July and participation to Gawad Kalasag Award 2014 (rural barangay category).

San Jose MDRRC holds 2nd rescue olympics

Clustered barangay-based emergency responders were pitted against each other on Chariot and Tripod Race, Vehicular Accident Extrication, Rescue Swimming, Rescue Tube Throwing and Relay, Underwater Knot Tying, Basic Life Support and Basic Fire Fighting during the San Jose de Buenavista Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) 2nd Rescue Olympics.

Zone 1 (barangays Maybato North, Maybato Sur and Bariri) was Best in Chariot and Tripod Race and Best in Rescue Swimming; Zone 3 (Brgy. 2 and Brgy. 5) was Best in Basic Life Support; Zone 4 (Brgy. 4, Malaiba and San Angel) was Best in Basic Fire Fighting; Zone 5 (Brgy. 1, Bugarot, Cansadan Tubudan and Inabasan) was Best in Rescue Tube Throwing and Relay; Zone 2 (Badiang, San Fernando and Supa) was Best in Underwater Knot Tying; and Zone 8 (Atabay, Badiang and Funda-Dalipe) was Best in Vehicular Accident Extrication.

Zone 1 emerged as this year’s overall champion and Zone 3 and 4 were runner-ups.

Aside from certificates of recognition, the winning barangays also received personal protective equipment – hard hats and rain coats, as prizes, while other participating barangays shall receive LED battery-operated, waterproof flashlights.


The Rescue Olympics serves as a monitoring tool to check whether barangay-based emergency responders maintains the knowledge and skills taught by the Municipal DRRM personnel in their respective barangay trainings.

This year, the barangays were clustered to encourage cooperation and teamwork among neighboring barangays.

San Jose dB holds first municipal rescue Olympics

San Jose de Buenavista held a rescue Olympics for barangay emergency responders in culmination of the National Disaster Consciousness Month with theme “Ligtas na Bayan, Maunlad na Pamayanan.”

Fifteen barangays demonstrated their knowledge, skills and teamwork on manual carries, vehicular accident extrication, ropemanship, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and firefighting bucket relay.

Vehicular accident extrication included performance of scene assessment, patient assessment, first aid, bandaging, splinting, documentation and endorsement to treatment area.

The activity aims to highlight the knowledge and skills required to perform rescue operations and to motivate the participants to train intensively until the use of protective equipment, emergency tools, first aid and CPR procedures become second nature.

Barangay Malaiba was hailed as Best in Manual Carries, Best in Vehicular Accident Extrication, Best in Ropemanship and Best in CPR. Barangay Supa won the Best in Firefighting Bucket Relay.

Malaiba got 1st place and earned a first aid kit, a long board and a half board. Igbonglo was 2nd earning a first aid kit and a long board. Catungan-Bugarot was on 3rd place and took home a first aid kit and a half board.

The rest of the participants took home a pack of bandages and either a half board or a long board.

 

The event was made possible in cooperation with Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and members of San Jose de Buenavista Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council such as Bureau of Fire Protection, Municipal Health Office, Philippine National Police and Philippine Red Cross.

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